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Source: Billing rates and management Estimator: Licensing Guide:
1 Copilot Credit = $0.01 USD
IMPORTANT: Always prefer fetching live rates from the source URLs below. Use this table only as a fallback if web fetch is unavailable.
| Feature | Rate | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Classic answer | 1 | per response |
| Generative answer | 2 | per response |
| Agent action | 5 | per action (triggers, deep reasoning, topic transitions, computer use) |
| Tenant graph grounding | 10 | per message |
| Agent flow actions | 13 | per 100 flow actions |
| Text & gen AI tools (basic) | 1 | per 10 responses |
| Text & gen AI tools (standard) | 15 | per 10 responses |
| Text & gen AI tools (premium) | 100 | per 10 responses |
| Content processing tools | 8 | per page |
When using a reasoning-capable model:
Total cost = feature rate for operation + text & gen AI tools (premium) per 10 responsesExample: A generative answer using a reasoning model costs 2 credits (generative answer) + 10 credits (premium per response, prorated from 100/10).
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
users | Number of end users |
interactions_per_month | Average interactions per user per month |
knowledge_pct | % of responses from knowledge sources (0-100) |
tenant_graph_pct | Of knowledge responses, % using tenant graph grounding (0-100) |
tool_prompt | Average Prompt tool calls per session |
tool_agent_flow | Average Agent flow calls per session |
tool_computer_use | Average Computer use calls per session |
tool_custom_connector | Average Custom connector calls per session |
tool_mcp | Average MCP (Model Context Protocol) calls per session |
tool_rest_api | Average REST API calls per session |
prompts_basic | Average basic AI prompt uses per session |
prompts_standard | Average standard AI prompt uses per session |
prompts_premium | Average premium AI prompt uses per session |
total_sessions = users × interactions_per_month
── Knowledge Credits ──
tenant_graph_credits = total_sessions × (knowledge_pct/100) × (tenant_graph_pct/100) × 10
generative_answer_credits = total_sessions × (knowledge_pct/100) × (1 - tenant_graph_pct/100) × 2
classic_answer_credits = total_sessions × (1 - knowledge_pct/100) × 1
── Agent Tools Credits ──
tool_calls = total_sessions × (prompt + computer_use + custom_connector + mcp + rest_api)
tool_credits = tool_calls × 5
── Agent Flow Credits ──
flow_calls = total_sessions × tool_agent_flow
flow_credits = ceil(flow_calls / 100) × 13
── Prompt Modifier Credits ──
basic_credits = ceil(total_sessions × prompts_basic / 10) × 1
standard_credits = ceil(total_sessions × prompts_standard / 10) × 15
premium_credits = ceil(total_sessions × prompts_premium / 10) × 100
── Total ──
total_credits = knowledge + tools + flows + prompts
cost_usd = total_credits × 0.01[(4×1) + (2×2)] × 900 = 7,200 credits[(4×2) + (4×10)] × 100 = 4,800 credits4 × 5 = 20 credits| Agent Type | Included with M365 Copilot? |
|---|---|
| Employee-facing (BtoE) | Classic answers, generative answers, and tenant graph grounding are included at zero cost when the user has a Microsoft 365 Copilot license |
| Customer/partner-facing | All usage is billed normally |
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